No, the unstoppable force here is the imperative that every organization must keep up with its peers to survive. Just to simplify by keeping it in the realm of

No, the unstoppable force here is the imperative that every organization must keep up with its peers to survive. Just to simplify by keeping it in the realm of business, if only one company adopts an advantageous technology, all other companies are forced to find a way to keep up, get ahead, or leave the field. The ratchet effect is inexorable. It can only be tweaked and maybe guided, not stopped.